Midterms: All The Cablers Are Up Vs. 2002; Third Place MSNBC Increases Share

MSNBC is touting its midterm gains compared to the last midterm election in Nov. 2002. “MSNBC had a big election night, drawing 25% of the cable news audience in primetime (compared with 15% of the audience in 2002 and 16% in 2004),” the network says. Here’s a chart the network is distributing:

	Total viewers	vs. 2002		25-54 demo	vs. 2002
FNC	3,060,000	+12%		1,253,000	+22%
CNN	2,971,000	+21%		1,330,000	+34%
MSNBC	1,949,000	+107%		893,000	+111%

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